Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-08-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.
FROM onr regular corrrspOneent.i
WAsHINGr0S, Aug. Sth, 1887.

WAsHINGroN, Aug. sth, 1887.
: Secretary FaIrehild has issued a cir
cular inviting proposals for the sale of a
large amount of A. per cent. United
States bonds and per cent. bonds and
also Pacific railroad bonds, with a re-
bate Of per cent. per annum on the
amount prepaid. Explanatory of this
action Secretary Fairchild says he
thought 1t the best thing he could do
under the circumstances purchase
of bonds being for the purpose of pro-
viding for the sinking funds and the
anticipation of interest is for the pur-
pose of REMOVING the surplus. The in
terest referred to in the order amounts
to S22,3l9,7St and the sinking fund to
about S26, ,000,000 added to the S20, ,OOO,-
900 of per cent. bonds previously ap-
piled to that fund. The Secretary saws
that the surplus can only be disposed
of through the cooperation of the
.bondholders and that if they do not ac-
cept the terms of his offer to them, it
would appear that they are not greatly
inneed of money. tstf. ~ .EsFJ
The Controller of the Currency has
given notice to the national banks re-
quiring them to submit to him full
statement of their affairs at the close of
business August lst-in default of
which they will be fined and the sums
paid into the United States Treasury
the purpose being to see whether these
institutions have their finances in prop
er shape to meet any requirements nec-
essary in handling this years crops.
During the month of July 10,3l6
names were added to the pension rolls
by the Democratic Administration
which according to Republican parti-
sans, has nothing but hatred and hos
tility to the Union Veterans.
The pension which was put through
by Forger Harvey, as Attorney for a
widow, turns out, upon closer investi-
cation to be a fraud-and thus nearly
$4,000 was. at the last moment saved to
the Government. The Pension Office
offers great field for fraudulent manip-
ulations, but, the evil-doers almost
invariably come to grief; two men have
just been arrested in West Virginia on
a a'charge of forgery in connection with
a pension case.
Public Printer Benedct's reply to the
New York b. Tibune'S charge that he
Disseminated against. Union soldiers
in making appointments or dismissals
sclear and convincing to the last de-
gree, showing, as lit does, that Mr..
Benedict is true and careful guardian
of the interests of the soldiers, for, ac-
cording to an actual census of the office,
taken by him, about One-half of its en-
their widows and children-all of whom
are protected in their positions by a
special Statute, but, which the present
Printers Republican predecessors ignor-
ed when it applied to Democratic SOL
diers, examples thatmight we'll warrant
retaliations in kind on his part-still,
he has not done so, but impartially
given, to all whom it is due, the bene-
fits of this class legislation Mr.. Bene-
dict has increased the working capacity
of the establishment, although COM
pelled to reduce the force, and has won
the lasting gratitude of all the en-
ployees by paying -semi-monthly, in
stead of monthly, as was the rule under
the Republican regime
Secretary Lamar's request that the
heads of Bureaus of the Interior De-
partment present their annual reports
much earlier than heretofore strongly
tends to confirm the general impression
that he will soon be transferred to the
Supreme Bench. Mr.. Lamar would
adorn that lofty tribunal as few men in
America could, for, in addition to be- |
ing the first amonglSouthern statesmen
and jurists, his mind is cast in a judicial
mould. President Cleveland says ofl
him, that of all the men he has ever
met, he believes Secretary Lamar to
possess the clearest and most profound
intellect.
About twenty patent Attorneys Of
who were the ebeneficiaries
of Bacon's generosity with the public
funds have been notified that unless
they Immediately refund the sums bor-
$5,000-it will be consid-
cred cause for disbarring them from
practice before the Interior Depart
ment; the bondsmen of the late finan-
cial clerk have signified their willing
ness to, pay his defaIcation when it is
certified to properly. ''
The chief topic Of local interest is the
trial of naval surgeon Crawford for
leading astray school girl of thirteen
and Madam Grundy is expecting sensa-
tional developments. The Judge has
decided an important and interesting
legal poiut-that the case can be tried
under the Edmonds Utah law-the first
of the kind on record here. I think
rather doubtful, for the rea-
son that one of the Governments prin-
cipal witnesses has been spirited away,
the little correspondent is in New York,
but process has been issued for her.
Mrs. Cleveland is gleefully disport-
ing herself in the foamy waves of Buz-
yards Bay on the coast of New England.
The other day in the little village of
Marion, where she stops, it was noised
abroad that Mrs. Cleveland was going
to take plunge in the surf, but, when
she appeared on the beach 1000 people
were assembled to see the sight, yet I
need hardly say they were disappint-
ed. ,...,-